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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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‡GENUS, n. A Sc. form of Eng. genius (Abd.²⁷ 1930). [Abd. ′dʒe:nəs]n.Sc. 1824 Blackwood's Mag. (March) 309:
Fa the devil is that at the wheel, Denny? . . . Saul o' me, but he's a genus, and should be sent for!